Spoiling For A Fight

It’s always been an article of faith among movie and TV critics that you don’t reveal a big plot twist before the audience has a chance to see it for themselves. But what to do today, in a world of on-demand media in which some viewers will go berserk over a critic’s “spoiler,” even if it comes weeks or months after the show in question first aired? Joanna Weiss is sick of all the whining: “Well, I contend that what happens on TV the night before constitutes news, and is thus fit for a newspaper. That’s not to say we can’t be nice and offer a small grace period… But beyond that, facts are fair game.”